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Toronto - Haircuts, dry cleaning and clothes could soon cost the same for men and women in Ontario if a bill currently before the legislature passes. Liberal Lorenzo Berardinetti, who is pushing the bill to outlaw what he calls "gender-based pricing," says there is no good reason why men and women should pay different prices for similar products and services. Women across the country are overcharged a total of $750 million for their hairstyling alone, according to Joanne Thomas Yaccato, a marketing consultant. The bill, which would impose fines of up to $5,000 for charging women more than men, will be debated on April 14. Montreal - A former project director for Lafleur Communications acknowledged Monday that he sent a bill to the federal government for $900,000 without knowing what the company had done for the money. Testifying at the inquiry, Lafleur employee Stphane Guertin said he signed the bill for promotional work on a Maurice Richard television series, even though he had no idea what work had been done. Ottawa - Racial profiling makes sense and is probably being used by Canadian security officials, the head of an institute that studies extremist violence has told a Senate committee. John Thompson says ethnic communities such as Tamils and Arabs have likely been placed under special scrutiny.
